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It's sudo, for Windows

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Forks: 180
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 47
Avg merge: 1d 7h
Merged PRs (30d): 2

Dominant language: Rust
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Aug 26, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted

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47 open issues indexed

Sudo from Start Menu <seems> to do nothing if not enabled. Open

Issue-Feature Needs-Triage

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/sudo#134 · Opened Mar 9, 2026
sudo always opens a new window by Console Host (ConHost) Open

Issue-Bug Needs-Triage

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

microsoft/sudo#129 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 27, 2025
FUSLOGVW.exe corrupts custom directory name when run with sudo inline Open

Issue-Bug Needs-Triage

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/sudo#128 · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 29, 2025
[Feature request]Add a --user/-u option to run as an administrator account Open

Issue-Feature Needs-Triage

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#127 · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 13, 2025
[Windows 11 Insider Beta] Access Denied when Admin Protection is on Open

Issue-Bug Needs-Triage

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#125 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 15, 2025
Unable to use sudo @ ssh "You are not allowed to use sudo" Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/sudo#121 · 2 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Apr 21, 2025
Prevent popup window from autoclosing Open

Issue-Feature Needs-Triage

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/sudo#120 · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 27, 2025
SUDO.EXE installed even when Developer Options and SUDO setting is off Open

Issue-Bug Needs-Triage

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#119 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Feb 3, 2025
`is-elevated` command Open

Issue-Feature Needs-Triage

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/sudo#118 · Opened Feb 1, 2025
Sudo doesn't preserves the command line as-is Open

Issue-Bug Needs-Triage

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

microsoft/sudo#117 · Opened Jan 12, 2025
Sudon't Open

Issue-Feature Needs-Triage

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/sudo#116 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jan 10, 2025
sudo for windows doesn't work with the new administrator protection feature Open

Issue-Bug Resolution-By-Design

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/sudo#112 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 22, 2024
Tab completion Open

Issue-Task Needs-Triage

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#107 · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 10, 2024
Sudo tries to leverage the kernel DLLs before loading them Open

Issue-Bug Needs-Attention Needs-Triage

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/sudo#106 · 5 comments · Opened Oct 8, 2024
Elevate Current Shell Open

Issue-Feature Needs-Attention Needs-Triage

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#100 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 25, 2024
You are not allowed to run sudo Open

Help Wanted Issue-Bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/sudo#95 · 15 comments · Opened Jul 28, 2024
Add PowerShell Native CmdLet alias for sudo Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/sudo#93 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jun 14, 2024
onboard to the same spellbot as the Terminal Open

Issue-Task

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/sudo#85 · Opened May 29, 2024
DISM does not work properly when run with sudo Open

Issue-Bug Tracking-External

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/sudo#82 · 22 comments · 8 reactions · Opened May 24, 2024
WinGet Configuration file for the project Open

Issue-Task

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/sudo#80 · 4 reactions · Opened May 24, 2024
Consider using a smaller command line argument parser Open

Issue-Task

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/sudo#69 · 3 reactions · Opened May 1, 2024
`sudo -N` should preserve the current directory Open

Issue-Bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/sudo#63 · 6 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 14, 2024
Publish winget / MSI installer Open

Issue-Task

microsoft/sudo#57 · 11 comments · 13 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 16, 2024
Fix/remove runas comparison from documentation Open

Issue-Docs

microsoft/sudo#56 · 1 comment · 4 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 14, 2024
"Open in new window" needs an option to hold the window open Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/sudo#55 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Feb 14, 2024
megathread: support for Windows Server Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

microsoft/sudo#50 · 5 comments · 9 reactions · Opened Feb 12, 2024
Unify command execution in sudo.ps1 Open

Issue-Task

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/sudo#46 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 12, 2024
Add `--` instead of performing a short-circuit upon detecting a script-block. Open

Issue-Task

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#38 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Please add `-b` or shell job as an argument. Open

Issue-Task

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/sudo#37 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Support 'sudoers' functionality Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/sudo#36 · 5 comments · 10 reactions · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Missing support for sudo insults Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#31 · 5 comments · 24 reactions · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Add 'sudo lecture' Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#30 · 4 comments · 28 reactions · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Please support `--preserve-env` as an alias for `-E` Open

Issue-Bug Resolution-Fix-Committed Tracking-External

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/sudo#21 · 5 comments · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Please support `-s`/`--shell` (run a shell) Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/sudo#20 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Please support `-H`/`--set-home` Open

Issue-Task

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

microsoft/sudo#19 · 3 comments · Opened Feb 9, 2024
Clarify what is happening and who is requesting permissions in the UAC prompt. Open

Issue-Scenario

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/sudo#16 · 4 comments · 19 reactions · Opened Feb 8, 2024
Reserved Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 1/100

microsoft/sudo#11 · 6 comments · 65 reactions · Opened Feb 8, 2024
Reserved Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 1/100

microsoft/sudo#10 · 26 reactions · Opened Feb 8, 2024
Reserved Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 1/100

microsoft/sudo#9 · 19 reactions · Opened Feb 8, 2024
Reserved Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 1/100

microsoft/sudo#8 · 31 reactions · Opened Feb 8, 2024
Feature request: Support UAC-less / commandline authentication Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#7 · 24 comments · 57 reactions · Opened Feb 6, 2024
support `sudo !!` to run the last command Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#6 · 4 comments · 12 reactions · Opened Feb 6, 2024
megathread: sudo should better support PowerShell Open

Issue-Bug Issue-Scenario

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/sudo#5 · 7 comments · 22 reactions · Opened Feb 6, 2024
megathread: Known sudo issues in Windows insider builds Open

Issue-Bug Issue-Scenario

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 15/100

microsoft/sudo#4 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 6, 2024
Feature request: Support for logging in as a specific user (not just as "admin") Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/sudo#3 · 3 comments · 20 reactions · Opened Feb 6, 2024
Feature request: Support for Windows 10 Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/sudo#2 · 21 comments · 41 reactions · Opened Feb 6, 2024
Feature request: Support credential caching / timeout, to avoid re-prompting for UAC Open

Issue-Feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/sudo#1 · 3 comments · 22 reactions · Opened Feb 6, 2024

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